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5.2.1 This place includes the wards of Dollis Hill, Dudden Hill, Fryent and Welsh BURNT OAK Harp. To the east it is bounded by the A5 Edgware Road which follows the route of the old Roman Road Watling Street into Central London. To BARNET the north it is bounded by Kingsbury Road, to the west by Slough Lane/ Salmon Street/ Blackbird Hill and River Brent, to the south by Chiltern/ COLINDALE Metropolitan/ and Dudding Hill rail lines.
KINGSBURY
KENTON
HARROW
PRESTON ROAD FIGURE 11 MAP OF EAST PLACE
WEMBLEY PARK
NEASDEN CRICKLEWOOD
SUDBURY WEMBLEY
CHURCH END
EALING ROAD WILLESDEN GREEN CAMDEN KILBURN
HARLESDEN EALING QUEEN’S PARK KENSAL RISE
WESTMINSTER
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CHARACTER AND CULTURE A4140 Salmon Street, A4088 Blackbird Hill/Neasden Lane, A406 North Circular, A400 6 Kingsbury Road 5.2.2 The East of the borough comprises largely residential and B454 Church Lane. The limited access to public neighbourhoods with limited focal points, the town centre transport over much of the area promotes a higher being Neasden to the south, whilst for other parts it is local reliance on the private car for movement. Part of the centres/parades along main movement corridors. It has one London Cycle Network runs through Neasden to the significant industrial area at the London scale at Staples A5 Edgware Road through quiet roads south of the Corner and at the Brent scale along Kingsbury Road. It has North Circular. Walking routes are predominantly street three conservation areas; St Andrew’s, Homestead Park and based, with some recreational ones in parks and open Neasden Village. spaces such as Welsh Harp. 5.2.3 The character is predominantly interwar suburban of low rise terraced, semi-detached and detached homes. Exceptions TOWN CENTRES to this are Neasden which also includes some Victorian and 5.2.7 This place only has one town centre at Neasden. This Edwardian terraces and other areas of more recent infill on is a centre that is struggling in terms of its vitality and surplus public land or former employment premises. viability. In terms of draw/ offer is essentially operating 5.2.4 Significant open spaces include the expansive Welsh Harp as a neighbourhood centre for convenience shopping. reservoir/ Neasden sports and recreation ground, the There are a number local parades along main northern part of Gladstone Park, Silver Jubilee Park and movement corridors such as Edgware Road, Church Kingsbury recreation ground. The River Brent and Canal Lane and Blackbird Hill/ Neasden Lane, all comprising Feeder run south through Neasden, along narrow corridors of predominantly small scale independent traders of which largely to the rear of properties, are publically local convenience shops and services reflecting Brent’s inaccessible and heavily engineered. Along the northern edge diverse communities, with restaurants and takeaways of Welsh Harp, part of Wood Lane retains a rural character. serving food from all around the world. 5.2.5 There are some notable cultural and heritage assets including the Shree Swaminarayan Mandir temple, English EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION Martyrs RC Church, St Andrew’s Church which is Grade 5.2.8 Staples Corner is a designated strategic industrial I listed along with several other listed monuments in its location, meaning it has importance at a London level. church yard and dwellings in the adjacent area. Welsh Harp Its location near to the A5, A406 and M1 provides is home to a large sailing club and Silver Jubilee Park to potential for good HGV access. It has a range of Edgware Town and Kingsbury Town football club ground employment spaces of different sizes but also a high number of trade counter type businesses. Smaller TRANSPORT locally significant industrial sites are located along 5.2.6 Overall, the public transport offer overall is relatively weak, Kingsbury Road and near Neasden station. The area with only one rail station at Neasden providing access to includes the College of North West London Neasden the Jubilee Line. There are bus services that focus on the Campus and has a good coverage of primary and principal movement corridors of the A5 Edgware Road, secondary schools.
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